| South Africa |
| 11 |
| New Zealand |
| 8 |
| 17 September 1949 | ||||||
| Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth | ||||||
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| Captain: Basil Kenyon | Referee: Ralph Burmeister (South Africa) | |||||
| Coach: Danie Craven | Attendance: 28500 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Chris Koch | Boland | 21 | 2 | |
| Hooker | Jorrie Jordaan | N-Tvl | 29 | 3 | |
| Tight-head Prop | Okey Geffin | Tvl | 28 | 3 | 1 conversion, 1 penalty |
| Lock | Bubbles Koch | WP | 28 | 3 | |
| Lock | Willem Barnard | N-Tvl | 26 | 0 | |
| Flank | Piet Malan | Tvl | 30 | 0 | |
| Flank (C) | Basil Kenyon | Border | 31 | 0 | |
| Eighthman | Hennie Muller | Tvl | 27 | 3 | |
| Scrumhalf | Fonnie du Toit | N-Tvl | 29 | 2 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Hansie Brewis | N-Tvl | 29 | 3 | 1 dropgoal |
| Left Wing | Carrots Geraghty | Border | 22 | 0 | |
| Inside Centre | Tjol Lategan | WP | 23 | 3 | |
| Outside Centre | Ryk van Schoor | Rhodesia | 27 | 2 | |
| Right Wing | Cecil Moss | Natal | 24 | 3 | |
| Full Back | Jack van der Schyff | Griquas | 21 | 3 |
| New Zealand: 2 tries, 1 conversion |
 Team for the test in Port Elizabeth Back: Ryk van Schoor, Jorrie Jordaan, Chris Koch, Jack van der Schyff, Dr D Craven (coach/selector) Willem Barnard, Bubbles Koch, Okey Geffin, Carrots Geraghty Middle: Hennie Muller, FW Mellish (selector), Basil Kenyon (captain), WF Schreiner (selector), Cecil Moss (vice-captain), JJ Kipling (selector), Piet Malan Front: Hansie Brewis, Fonnie du Toit, Tjol Lategan, Gamat |